Iraq: Bomb kills 1 US soldier in eastern Baghdad

[Eugene]

Source: Associated Press

Jun. 28, 2007 17:17
Iraq: Bomb kills 1 US soldier in eastern Baghdad

A US soldier was killed by a roadside bomb Thursday during a
combat patrol in eastern Baghdad, the military said.

Another soldier was wounded in the attack, the military said
in a statement.

The soldiers were conducting "continuous clearing and targeted
raid operations... in an effort to provide security to the Iraqi
people and disrupt militia activities," the statement said.

The victims' names were withheld pending family notification.


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